Steel Design
Microstran offers design of members to several steel design codes including AS 3990, AS 4100, NZS 3404, AS/NZS 4600, BS 5950, AISC ASD Ed. 9, and SSCJ/AIJ. These modules provide unprecedented scope for design productivity. They offer:
- A new standard in ease of use
- Graphical application of restraints
- Color-coded display of design results
- Rigorous application of code provisions
Steel sections shown in the table below may be checked. In addition, a wide range of cold-formed sections may be checked to AS/NZS 4600.
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TFB, UB, WB
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UC, WC, UBP
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RHS
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SHS
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CHS
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TFC, PFC
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TEE
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EA
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UA
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DAL
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DAS
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STA
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QAN
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ROD
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BAR
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CTT
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CBB
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CA (DuraGal)
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CC (DuraGal)
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MICROSTRAN DESIGN TYPES
This dialog box is used to enter data for the design member, each of
which may comprise a number of members. Pop-up
Help is available for any item in the dialog box by clicking on it
after first clicking the 
button.
STEEL DESIGN DATA
In this dialog box you may click the buttons to input the location and type of restraints, such as purlins and fly-braces. You may click the View Restraints button to display a virtual reality window showing all restraints on the design member. See Steel Design Restraint Visualization.
STEEL DESIGN RESTRAINT DATA
Limsteel
Also
known as Integrated Limsteel, the AS 4100 and NZS 3404 design
options incorporate the code-checking elements of the University of Sydney
/ ASI program, Limsteel. Integrated Limsteel includes the capability for
designing and checking DuraGal cold-formed unlipped angles and channel
sections to AS/NZS 4600:1996 "Cold-formed Steel Structures".
The standard sections libraries Asw and Nzw include the DuraGal sections.
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